Arnolfo Tower
Discover Palazzo Vecchio's Arnolfo Tower
4.3(21,281)
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Headout is an authorized and trusted partner of the venue, offering curated experiences to enjoy this attraction. This is not the venue's website.
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Designed by Arnolfo di Cambio and completed in 1310, Arnolfo Tower is a prominent part of the larger Palazzo Vecchio complex. It served as a defensive system and lookout post to protect Florence against military attacks.
The tower stands at 94 meters (308 feet), and the ascent involves climbing 223 steps to reach the top. From this vantage, see the original bells up close, and enjoy stunning vistas of Florence's center, Arno River, and the Tuscan hills.
Originally a defensively strategic structure, it also served other functions, political – as a prison for influential figures like Savonarola and Cosimo the Elder, and timekeeping – as a clock and bell tower.
The tower was built as a lookout point for the city's rulers, with embattlements meant to defend Florence and its city hall from external threats.
You can purchase tickets for the Palazzo Vecchio Tower at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio complex or online.
The Palazzo Vecchio Tower was designed by the renowned architect Arnolfo di Cambio. Construction of the Palazzo Vecchio Tower was completed in 1310.
The Arnolfo Tower is located at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, towering over the complex which is situated in the city's historic center.
Arriving at the Palazzo Vecchio Tower, the staff were friendly and our PDF tickets on my phone from headout were quickly acknowledged and scanned. Getting the tickets in advance and avoiding lining up was very convenient. The tickets arrived in my email account about two hours after making a online purchase, with all the informaton I required. The tower was wonderful and as the number of people are limited we had the place to ourselves. Great views and easier to climb than the Duomo di Firenze.
We were in a tower. My dream to see Duomo from the top came true, I was happiest person on Earth today.
Used the audio! To listen to each part of the museum. It was clean and well preserved! Tower steps had handrails and windows kept it very cool!
The Hall of 500 and the view from the tower
It worked as planned. No delays, thank you
Convenient queue-jumping. Beautiful experience going up the Tower. Definitely needs to be done.
A top tip for future visitors
100 euros for four people with a kid is way too much. There is a lot to see in Florence for less money and a better experience. I don't recommend
The tower was closed due to the heat. But there were visitors on the dome and bell tower of the cathedral at the same time. We would like our money back.
I did not like it at all, in fact it seemed to me a fraud because I do not know why they did not let us go up to the part of the Tower leaving us only until less than halfway to some windows. Total fraud
First, I did not receive tickets in an email. Then when i contacted your chatbox, it sent me 4 , but One of 4 tickets did not open and when I tried to solve the issue with your chatbot, it did not help .... the same was when I tried to retrieve those tickets online from your website. And the ticket that did not open was the one of the adult, the main one....I really ask for reimbursement.
It's great not to have to queue for tickets. On the other hand, when we went up to the tower, we learned that we couldn't get into the last section because of the rain, so we couldn't reschedule the visit or get a partial refund. We went up to the first level, which offers an interesting view of the city and the Duomo.
Very well organized, friendly and smiling staff
Perfect organization Smooth tour Guide ok at height
The protocols of the classroom, the museum, the tornado.
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Paul
Helene
Evelyn
Arriving at the Palazzo Vecchio Tower, the staff were friendly and our PDF tickets on my phone from headout were quickly acknowledged and scanned. Getting the tickets in advance and avoiding lining up was very convenient. The tickets arrived in my email account about two hours after making a online purchase, with all the informaton I required. The tower was wonderful and as the number of people are limited we had the place to ourselves. Great views and easier to climb than the Duomo di Firenze.
Everything about the museum was amazing, I'm glad we did not skip it during our trip. The room of geographical maps was my favorite exhibit.
We were in a tower. My dream to see Duomo from the top came true, I was happiest person on Earth today.
Used the audio! To listen to each part of the museum. It was clean and well preserved! Tower steps had handrails and windows kept it very cool!
The Hall of 500 and the view from the tower
It worked as planned. No delays, thank you
Convenient queue-jumping. Beautiful experience going up the Tower. Definitely needs to be done.
A top tip for future visitors
Access Florence's fortress palace and its 95-meter watchtower in one swift booking.
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Skip-the-line entry to Palazzo Vecchio
Skip-the-line entry to Arnolfo Tower
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